Nearly €6 billion in subsidies fuel Spain’s ravenous fleet

Out-of-control subsidies have helped Spain build up a fleet that breaks the law at home and abroad

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ernesto Penas Lado":

"… ve Journalists has found. “Spain has earned its bad reputation,” said Ernesto Penas Lado, director of policy and enforcement at the European Commission’s Directo …"

"… long-term environmental goals clash with short-term profit,” she said. Ernesto Penas Lado, director of the European Commission’s fisheries policy unit, said the m …"

Spain doles out millions in aid despite fishing company's record

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

Company received $12 million in public aid even as it faced more than 40 allegations of illegal fishing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ernesto Penas Lado":

"… it public aid from flowing to companies with a history of illegal fishing. Ernesto Penas Lado, director of the Commission’s fisheries policy unit, said he is followin …"